A Bryan County man died Saturday night after being shot multiple times by a Colbert police officer, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said.The officer stopped around 7:30 p.m. Saturday to talk to a man, identified as Christopher Lynn Nichols, 24, who was walking in town, according to an OSBI news release. He found multiple traffic warrants for Nichols' arrest and tried to arrest him.Nichols ran, then he and the officer got into an altercation. He got on top of the officer and hit him in the face, the release said.The officer pulled out his gun and fired, hitting Nichols multiple times. Nichols was taken to an area hospital, where he died during surgery.OSBI is investigating the fatal shooting and will present a full report to the district attorney. The district attorney will determine whether the shooting was justified.

COLBERT, Okla. —

A Bryan County man died Saturday night after being shot multiple times by a Colbert police officer, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said.

The officer stopped around 7:30 p.m. Saturday to talk to a man, identified as Christopher Lynn Nichols, 24, who was walking in town, according to an OSBI news release. He found multiple traffic warrants for Nichols' arrest and tried to arrest him.

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Nichols ran, then he and the officer got into an altercation. He got on top of the officer and hit him in the face, the release said.

The officer pulled out his gun and fired, hitting Nichols multiple times. Nichols was taken to an area hospital, where he died during surgery.

OSBI is investigating the fatal shooting and will present a full report to the district attorney. The district attorney will determine whether the shooting was justified.